"US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr defiantly defended his controversial actions to upend public health at a Senate hearing on 4 September. Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine advocate, also made unfounded allegations about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and accused the medical establishment of corruption. What was supposed to be a routine hearing about the health care agenda of Republican President Donald Trump was anything but."
"The hearing devolved at several points into a shouting match, as senators grilled Kennedy on turmoil and a leadership shakeup at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which he oversees, and on his efforts to scuttle research on mRNA vaccines. In response, Kennedy repeatedly alleged collusion between the pharmaceutical industry and scientists, including researchers at federal agencies. He also emphasized the high rates of chronic disease in the United States, citing them as justification for his agenda."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr defended controversial actions to overhaul public health during a Senate hearing on 4 September. He alleged safety concerns about COVID-19 vaccines and accused the medical establishment of corruption and collusion with the pharmaceutical industry and federal researchers. Senators challenged him over turmoil and leadership shakeups at the CDC, his firing of advisory committee members, and efforts to halt mRNA vaccine research. He cited high chronic disease rates as justification for personnel changes. Critics accused him of populating panels with members whose vaccine beliefs fall outside scientific consensus and warned of risks to public health.
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